List of top English Language Comprehension Questions

Pick the correct option to complete the following sentence. 
The officer was pleased _____ the work his subordinate did. 
 

”Although Babur and Humayun,–(i)– the Delhi Sultanate that ruled previously, had considered Delhi to be their capital, Akbar had shifted it to Agra. Forts, palaces and mausoleums of peerless grandeur came up in just a few years. Jahangir and in the early part of his reign, Shahjahan, continued to–(ii)– Akbarabad. But now, the Emperor wanted to build a fine new city for his–(iii)–, which would bear his name and outstretch the creation of his grandfather, in both splendour and scale”.

Choose the alternative which best expresses the opposite meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence. 
You should not \(\underline{look\ down\ upon}\) those who are financially weak.

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
”Everyone in the fort was watching the action below with bated breath. Shivaji dismounted at the first gate and ran up the steps. The cannons were waiting for his signal and everyone was watching him wide-eyed. His white kurta was torn at the back and was blowing in the wind. The front was drenched in blood and his hair was disheveled”.
Arrange the following in correct order
(A) It saw the arrest of some major politicians for corruption and as usual saw self-serving coalitions between political parties.
(B) In short, it had enough for Khushwant Singh to give his opinion on a range of topics.
(C) It also saw some sex-scandals as well as deaths of a few famous people.
(D) The year 2009 saw the national elections as well as elections to a few state assemblies.
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Articles are very important words in English and so is their knowledge.
Reasons (R): Two or more pronouns joined by "and" require a plural verb.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match List I with List II :

List IList II
(A) Amicable(IV) Harmonious
(B) Penuary(I) Destitution
(C) Imposture(II) Deception
(D) Solicitous(III) Anxious

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two sentences :
Sentence I : I am to see him tomorrow.
Sentence II : We are to be married next month.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Read the following sentences and choose the ones belonging to the domain of compound sentences.
(A) Her fear is that she may fall ill.
(B) Sheela is clever, still she does not do well in her studies.
(C) Noel was caught stealing, therefore he was punished.
(D) That animal is either a fish or a serpent.

Match List I with List II :

List I (Sentence)List II (Type of noun)
(A) Shri Rama killed Ravana.(I) Abstract noun
(B) The jury found the prisoner guilty.(II) Common noun
(C) Honesty is the best policy.(III) Collective noun
(D) Cow gives us milk.(IV) Proper noun

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Read the following sentences and choose the ones written in incorrect English.
(A) The lion is king of beasts.
(B) The rose is queen of flowers.
(C) The pen is mightier than the sword.
(D) This is a boy I told you about.
Rearrange the following components to get a meaningful sentence.
(A) of an old and infirm sanyasi
(B) Ravana came in the form
(C) and lifting Sita along with
(D) put her on his chariot
(E) the piece of ground on which she stood
Which one of the following is grammatically correct?
Choose the odd one out
Read the following sentence and identify its correct passive form from the given options
My school bag contains ten books.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence.
A good sportsman cannot afford to have \underline{a fit of the blues before the game.}
Which of the following is grammatically correct?
From the following words, identify which word will make a similar analogous relationship as the first pair.
Pervers: Troublesome :: Subservient:
This question consists of two capitalized words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by a certain pair of words. Choose the pair that is RELATED to each other in the same way as the capitalized pair.
ASCERTAIN : DISREGARD :: DEVIOUS : ?
This question consists of two capitalized words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by a certain pair of words. Choose the pair that is RELATED to each other in the same way as the capitalized pair.
MASTICATE : RUMINATION
Identify the grammatically correct version of the sentence:
"The manager explained that the new policy would be beneficial for the employees, as well as improving productivity."
In the following questions a sentence is fragmented into four parts and labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4. One of the fragments may carry a grammatical/usage error in the context of the sentence. Choose the INCORRECT part for your answer. (If there is no error, choose 5.)
The thickly wooded states of (1) /Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand in central India (2)/are homes of millions of (3) indigenous tribal peoples. (4) No Error (5)
In the following question, identify the INCORRECT sentence or sentences.
A. At the beginning of those two weeks, I evangelized courageous to my roommate.
B. Isn’t this fantastic? I would say. But I saw he does not have the same interest.
C. Slowly I retreated to my room. I became ashamed of the consumption,
D. and the only way to compare the shame is to an addict and his addiction.
Tiger Woods' tumble down (A) the world rankings continued this week (B) as he slip to eighth place (C) behind England's Paul Casey (D) who moved up one (E). A sentence is divided into five parts, with a number assigned for each part. Identify the part that has a grammatical error. The number of that part is the answer.
The given sentence has been broken up into four different parts. The error, if any, will be in any one part of the sentence. Select the option which contains the part of the sentence which has an error (spelling, grammatical, or contextual). If there is no error, choose option five.
By the first evening, (1) Israeli Air Force fighter-bomber aircraft had bombed (2) roughly 100 Hamas-operated security installations (3) during the first wave of the strike. (4)